Oh That Rugged Cross Lyrics

For twas on that old cross jesus suffered and died to pardon and sanctify me.

Oh that rugged cross lyrics.

And oh that rugged cross my salvation where your love poured out over me now my soul cries out hallelujah praise and honour unto thee verse 3 sent of heaven god s own son to purchase and redeem. Oh that old rugged cross so despised by the world has a wondrous attraction for me for the dear lamb of god left his glory above to bear it to dark calvary so i ll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last i lay down i will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown in the old rugged cross stain d with. The story behind the old rugged cross. Oh is free indeed oh that rugged cross my salvation where your love poured out over me now my soul cries out hallelujah praise and honour unto thee see the stone is rolled away behold the empty tomb hallelujah god be praised he s risen from the grave oh that rugged cross my salvation where your love poured out over me now my soul cries out.

As a methodist evangelist george bennard wrote the first verse of the old rugged cross in albion michigan in the fall of 1912 as a response to ridicule that he had received at a revival meeting bennard traveled with ed e. Strum once verse g c g man of sorrows lamb of god c g d by his own betrayed em c em the sin of man and wrath of god c d g has been on jesus laid g c g silent as he stood accused c g d beaten mocked and scorned em c em bowing to the father s will c d g he took a crown of thorns chorus em c oh that rugged cross g d my salvation em c d. Mieras from chicago to sturgeon bay wisconsin where they held evangelistic meetings at the friends church from december 29 1912. So i ll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last i lay down i will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it someday for a crown.

Oh that old rugged cross so despised by the world has a wondrous attraction for me for the dear lamb of god left his glory above to bear it to dark calvary so i ll cherish the old rugged cross till my trophies at last i lay down i will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown in the old rugged cross stain d with. For the dear lamb of god left his glory above to bear it to dark calvary. 3 in the old rugged cross stained with blood so divine a wondrous beauty i see. For the dear lamb of god left his glory above to bear it to dark calvary.

For the dear lamb of god left his glory above to bear it to dark calvary. In that old rugged cross stained with blood so divine a wondrous beauty i see for twas on that old cross jesus suffered and died to pardon and sanctify me. So i ll cherish the old rugged cross.